Samsung TV Reviews

A week ago, my set started having the same issue as everybody else. It would simply click instead of powering on. I initially called Samsung and was given a local shop to call for repairs. I called the shop today and was told there were no notes about whether or not the repairs would be covered. This was in direct contradiction to what I was told by Samsung. After a half hour on the phone with a representative and a supervisor, I was told that even though my model number is the one affected by the manufacturer's own defect, it fell outside the authorized dates of production.

My 2-year-old Samsung TV begins clicking when attempting to turn on, gradually takes longer and longer. It was diagnosed with bad capacitors.

I purchased a 40" Samsung TV and did a lot of research beforehand. I read very good reviews about this TV but now, I'm not sure I'll purchase another Samsung TV. I have the clicking off and on that everyone is reporting. I initially thought it was my cable box so I unhooked everything. And when I turned the TV on, it was still clicking off and on. That is when I saw I had a horizontal gray line scrolling up the screen.

I had the same problem as everyone else with my Samsung TV LN46A650. It wouldn't turn on 18 months after I gave them $1900. That's about $105/month for a television. Samsung didn't care, despite the fact that it's happening to a lot of people, so I joined this class-action lawsuit. If you're fed up, you should too.

We too saved our money for quite some time and purchased a 46-inch LCD TV #LN-T4669F in February 2008.

I purchased a LCD 22" Samsung TV from Sears on August 5th 2009 and it has never worked properly. The TV will go to the a/v setting automatically and will shut off automatically. I have had it to their repair center three times and it still is doing the same thing. On the second time after it came back still broke, they promised me to exchange the TV but it turned out to be a lie. It came back from the repair center still broke for a third time.

I also bought a brand new 46" Samsung HD LCD TV exactly one year and two months ago. All of a sudden, in the middle of watching TV, the screen goes green, makes this awful noise, then shuts off. It will then "click" for about a minute and sometimes turns back on. Sometimes, it will not turn back on at all. I have called and they know they have a problem, but my model number wasn't on there.

I purchased a 42" LCD flat screen T.V. LNS4041dx/xaa in December of 2006, at Sears in Abeline, Texas. I also bought the extended warranty for it at a high price. In just nine short months, the main PCB video board went out. Down for a couple weeks for repair. Extended warranty just ran out two months ago and now it started getting slow to come on and occasionally losing the sound. Well, it progressed over several days and now the set will not power up, just cycles over and over clicking on and clicking off, will not power up.

I purchased my Samsung 40' LCD TV (LNA4055) in September of 2008 and have noticed over the past couple of weeks that sometimes I would turn on the TV and there would be sound, but no picture. I would just turn it off and back on and it would work properly. But tonight, I came home and the TV just keep turning itself on and off again (like it was trying to reboot). There would be the chime when it "turned on" and the chime when it "turned off". This happened every few seconds with no picture or audio.

14 months out of warranty, TV started clicking. Now it’s dead. Samsung customer service was no help and I’m screwed.

I purchased a Samsung TV (Model LN52A650A1FXZA) on 09-08. First repair was 3 days after first use and the tech at that time appeared to replace a lot of the electronics inside. Stated it would have been well over $600 repair if not under warranty. Problem was TV was cycling through all the channels and turning on and off by itself.

Our 40" Samsung LCD TV began experiencing the infamous power cycling about 3 months ago at less than two years old. The problem has grown exponentially worse taking 5 to 30 minutes to turn on. My son and daughter told me they had read of the Samsung defect on the Internet. I checked it out for myself. I checked Samsung's website and it had no mention of a recall--didn't make sense with the hundreds of complaints I read. With all the hard stories I read about people contacting Samsung only to get rebuffed, and the lack of a defective recall, I decided to purchase the prescribed higher voltage capacitors and attempt the repair myself. Unfortunately, Radio Shack did not have the appropriately rated capacitors.

I own a Samsung 40" LCD TV (Model LN40A500) that is approximately 13 or 14 months old--yes, just over warranty. I am having similar problems to others that I am reading about. My TV worked fine for just over a year then all of a sudden it started to cycle on-off-on-off-on-off etc... for about 30 seconds before it would turn on. This happened about 50% of the time for about a week, then 100% of the time for a day, then it quit. No power, no standby light, won't turn on, nothing, like it's not even plugged in (yes, I checked that as well as 50 other things).

I have the same problem as most people. I have a Samsung 40" LCD TV, model #LNT4061FX/XAA that has recently began to show pink and purple dots, as well as some vertical lines. The unit also takes 3 or 4 times to turn on. I called Samsung at 1800-726-7864 and was told that it sounds like a capacitor problem. They had a tech call me in one business day and if it is the capacitor, they will cover the charge.

I am one of the owner of 46" Samsung TV's with power needing to be turned on/off for 5 to 10 minutes. My TV was about 18 months old and Samsung told me today that there was nothing they would do to help with the problem; however, it appears that they do know that they have a problem.

Had the same clicking issue on my 71 series, 46 inch LCD. After some research online, I called Samsung and they acknowledged the problem with the capacitors. I called Samsung again on Wed 2/26/2010 and the repair man was here today 3/1/2010. It took him 16 minutes to replace two damaged 10V capacitors with 2 new 16V capacitors. This repair was free of charge. I am pleased with how Samsung handled this issue.

I purchased a 47 inch LCD TV in December of 2009 for approximately $1600. Last week, my wife turned it on and smoke starting coming out of the back of the set. I called Samsung and they acted like they had never heard of the problem before. Of course, the TV was no longer covered under warranty as I purchased it 14 months ago. The representative from Samsung said there was nothing she could do for me.

Two days ago, our Samsung 40" flat screen turned itself off and on, then would only turn on with a complete loss of picture. I spent a good amount of time troubleshooting online with the Geek Squad of Best Buy (who, despite our not having an extended warranty with them, were extra helpful) and also looking up the numerous Samsung posts about faulty capacitors and power supply boards. We determined our problem is most likely the capacitor issue everyone else is having.

My 32" 720 LCD worked fine for 1 1/2 years, and was only used for 100 hours. All of a sudden a 1/2 wide horizontal bar of colored dots appeared at the top portion of the screen. Then another at the bottom soon after. The 1-inch bar appeared in the center of the screen. It seems like I will be wasting my time calling Samsung since I had a one year warranty. This cost me $600 dollars, the current value is at $350.

I bought a Samsung LED rear projection TV in 2006 for $1,500.00 plus tax. It will cost $600.00 to repair it as the power panel is defective. I did a search on the web on complaints on different brands of TVs and find that all these new LEDs are having problems. My TV repairman told me none of them were any good and the technology wasn't there yet to have stopped making the tube TVs and only making the LEDs for consumers. I want the old fashioned TV's back. You know the ones that last for 20 years!

I am having the same problem as many with Samsung TVs. We purchased a 46" LCD about 2 years ago. The problem started with a clicking on and off noise and now takes 2 minutes to turn on. It is getting worse. I read several of the posts here and called Samsung. I explained the problem and said, this is a widespread problem with faulty capacitors, a problem Samsung will send a technician to fix the problem at no charge. She put me on hold for a minute and said she would call a technician and, if it is a capacitor problem, it would be repaired at no charge. Thanks for all the posts. I'll let you know.

Our 52 inch Samsung LCD TV began "clicking" when turning on about a week ago. At first I thought it was a remote control problem but I did a quick google search and found multiple websites describing my same problem. I called and spoke with a customer service representative, Vanessa. After putting me on hold for a short time, she came back on the line and told me that they were putting in a service request and that I would be contacted by the service center within the next 2-3 business days. She gave me a transaction #. She said that if the problem turns out not to be the capacitor problem, then we will be responsible for the repair costs. However, if it is the capacitor, then the repair will be covered. I will update this site when the repair is actually done.

I bought a TV a little over a year ago and today I woke up and my TV won't turn on. I called Samsung and informed them of the situation. I was told that they are having some issues with some of their LCD TV's and that my problem sounded like one of them. I was told that a repair rep would contact me. I called back because I wanted to know if someone could come out before two days because this is the only TV I own and I can't afford to buy another one. When I called back, another rep told me that if the rep comes out and the issue was not covered by the repairs that they were doing on, I would have to pay for the consultation and the repairs. I explained that I don't think that is fair, that my TV was a little over a year and I paid $699 plus tax for this TV.

Similar to many other people, I bought a 46 inch Samsung flat panel TV just over 2 years ago which now has purple spots and clicks on and off. After initially saying the repair would be covered, Samsung is now saying the repair will not be covered because the manufacturing date is a couple months before October 2007. The TV is getting worse by the week. The manufacturing date should be irrelevant to the consumer. This is not the type of customer service I expect from Samsung.

I currently have a Samsung 40" LNS4041DX and it keeps clicking on and off but never gets a signal and turns on. I've been reading up around the net and apparently, this is a known problem with back capacitors on the power supply board. I called Samsung and they won't acknowledge that there is a problem. The rep had the nerve to tell me that all TVs made today are only supposed to last 3-5 years and that I should have purchased a warranty and now I would have to pay for the repair.

This morning my TV wouldn't turn on. Red LED is illuminated but there is no response from the power button. It's a Model - LN32A330J1DXZA Version - CK02 and the purchase date was 8/8/2008. Of course, it's out of warranty and Samsung told me to call and pay for repair. After some internet searching, pages upon pages of this exact issue turned up all pointing to faulty Samwha brand power supply capacitors. I opened the TV, found the bad cap and replaced it. It works fine right now without any help from Samsung. They need to own up to the problem and take care of it. I am expecting another capacitor to go bad and having to fix it again. Samsung needs to recall these TVs.

I purchased a 52" Samsung LCD TV on 3/1/08. In fall of 2009, the TV started making clicking sound and as of 2/26/10, it does not work anymore. Television will not come on and has been making clicking noise a full 24+ hours now.

I have a Samsung Plasma TV. I write to complain about Samsung Turkey. They have taken my Plasma 42'' for repair about 70 days ago, and they have not repaired it. They cannot tell how long the repair will last. Service number is out of service. Consumer Relations took note and did nothing. There are many complaints similar in Turkey as I can see from some websites. No picture. Please help me on what I can do. I am cross with Samsung.

I have a 40-inch Samsung LCD TV that died after about 20 months. About 6 months ago, it started powering up with pink and purple dots on the screen. Then it started taking a few minutes to come while cycling on and off a number of times. Before it died, the TV was taking 15 minutes to come on. Shadows were appearing throughout the screen and vertical lines started appearing. Then on its last breath, it started shrieking like a smoke alarm. Service came out indicating it needed a new board, but were never able to obtain the part as it was on backlog for over 5 months. I am extremely disappointed and will never buy or recommend a Samsung product to anyone! Just a waste of $1300 dollars.

We purchased a Samsung TV from Wal-Mart about 18 months ago. About 2 months ago, it started taking longer and longer to turn on. It kept on clicking trying to power up. I called Samsung 2 days ago when the TV would not turn on at all. They told me my TV was not under any warranty, but they would send out a tech at my cost. The closest tech to me is a 2 hr. drive and in a different state. As of tonight, the TV just keeps clicking off and on. I'm sure the TV will be in the trash by the end of the weekend and we will be shopping for a different more reliable brand TV.

Our plama TV is two years old. It is now turning off and making clicking noise. We called Samsung and they said they would not fix the problem because we have a plasma and the other complaints are LCD.

So I purchased a Samsung TV that seems to have the same problem as other Samsung TVs. It now takes about 20 minutes to power up. Ridiculous! Who wants to wait 20 minutes for their TV to turn on? Then when it does finally turn on, pink or white lines and dots appear, so I must turn it off again and wait again. So I called Samsung knowing my TV was out of warranty, however, they promised that it would be fixed at no charge to me through a local company. The local company contacted me and informed me that my model/year is not covered even though it has the same problem as other TV from another year. However, my actual model has been said to be covered. I cannot afford to fix this problem as I paid almost $3000 for the TV. It aggravated me very much. I will no longer purchase products from Samsung and will spread the word.

We have a Samsung LNT4061FX/Xaa model number that we bought just 2 and a half years ago. It is having the same problem reported by so many others. We called Samsung 3 days ago and I specifically asked if others had had similar problems with the clicking and the pastel lines on the screen when it came on. Now, it won't even turn on or off. After two days, I called the company listed on the work order, and they said, they had referred it back to the regional office because they were too busy. This company was in the same town as where I live. I explained to the technician that I talked about the problem and he said it sounded like a bad capacitor on a power supply. He suggested I call Samsung back and find out if our model is covered under the capacitor recall (so apparently some models are, don't know which ones).

Whoa. I called Samsung back. Second CSR says first CSR was incorrect. My set was built in March 2007. Samsung only repairing units "built from October 2007 to June 2008." When and if you call Samsung be sure this is clearly understood. They can tell build date from serial number. This is an obvious attempt to successfully avoid responsibility to the consumer. I'm sure the same power supply unit is used in my TV as the units being repaired at no cost. Nothing with the name Samsung or owned by Samsung will enter my house again. And they get away with it. And do yourself a favor for the record, videotape the problem for future reference. Simply note the date and time and person taking the video.

I brought my Samsung 720p HDTV in for streaks on the screen. It's 31 days out of warranty. Atlanta service repair station calls will not honor warranty. TV cost $600. They want $1000 to repair unit. What is wrong with this picture? They will not honor warranty for one month out of warranty. I called the customer service of Samsung, and since, I was frustrated. They hung up on me, since I didn't have the model number on the back of the TV.

I will try to be as brief as possible. I purchased Samsung 40" LCD HDTV model #LNT4065F on Dec. 26, 2007 from Amazon. The problem began 2 or 3 months ago (TV took a long time to turn on and would not shut off). The screen periodically also had multiple white dots. Earlier this week, I needed to unplug the TV because it was turning itself on and off. Later that day, after plugging back in, I found that the TV would not turn on. I read information (on this website) to call Samsung Customer Sevice to have their service rep diagnose the problem (free if it involves the capacitors). I spoke with Eliza, CSR, on 2/22/10. She told me to expect a call from a rep within 2 days.

Bought a Samsung hlp5063wx 50" rear projection TV back in 2004 or 2005. It was soon thereafter that its first bulb went out. Probably, around 6 months, 7 months or so later, another bulb went out. This happened 2 more times and the warranty service tech called Samsung and told them it was more than lamps. They sent a full light engine to be replaced. Fast forward 8 months - bulb went out again. Fast forward again today, 2/25/10, another bulb and our warranty service says, they no longer can pay for the bulbs because since Circuit City's warranty service was taken over by another entity. Their terms are now different. How convenient, right? So now I called Samsung to see how well they backed their products. Well, they don't back them at all. I got no where with Customer Service. Can someone please help? We have spent $199.00 for the first warranty and around 300.00 for the second one. Overall, we have been without this TV for well over 8 weeks in all.

In June, I bought a Samsung X460-44G laptop for about $1,300 and it included a 1-year warranty. On December 17th, I submitted my laptop for repair because the keys were malfunctioning. I got a call saying the latch in the back of the laptop was damaged but my warranty would cover the cost to repair the damages, despite my 1-year parts warranty. Both Samsung and UPS denied responsibility. The issue finally got forwarded to the Executive Repair Center a month of dispute later where I spoke with 10 different associates, all of whom informed me I will be given an exchange for my damaged laptop. None of my programs and files would be recovered from my previous laptop though.

I purchased my 46" series 6 LCD TV from Circuit City, in August 2008. Circuit City delivered the wrong product, sending me a series 5 instead. I did not discover this switch until November 2008, when I started having an issue with my TV, and called for repair. Fortunately, Circuit City was still around, and I was able to convince them to come and swap out my TV for the correct version. I thought that my warranty would be effective starting in November, since that was when I took delivery of the Series 6 TV. That was a poor assumption on my part. In October 2009, about 1 year later, I was watching TV when the screen suddenly went black. I then heard a clicking noise, as if the TV was trying to turn itself back on. It would fail, and then click again to try and turn itself off. The clicking would only stop, if I unplugged the back of the television. Once plugging it back in, it would successfully turn on, but the picture would only last about an hour, before the screen would again black out, and the clicking would continue.

I purchased a Samsung Plasma TV Model HPT5044 in November 2007. In August 2008, the TV wouldn't turn on. The relay continuously clicked. The repair tech came out and replaced the power supply board which fixed the issue. On February 9, 2010 (TV out of warranty), the TV turned off suddenly and we smelled something burning. The relay would then continuously click and would not turn on. We took a look at the power supply board and noticed 2 burned out parts. I called Samsung and opened a complaint. Also, I wrote a complaint letter and sent it to the New Jersey address given to me by customer service. I have not heard anything yet.

I purchased my Samsung Flat Screen LCD less than 2 years ago. About a week ago, it started clicking and taking longer to turn on. Now, it is up to 10 minutes clicking before it starts up. I called Samsung. According the serial number, it was manufactured 5 years ago, so they wouldn't fix it. So, when I bought a new TV, it was actually already 5 years old? I know it is the capacitor issue as I have found numerous people dealing with the same exact issue. Thought I was a Samsung fan, guess I should have bought that Sony.

My Samsung LCD LNT 4669 FX/XAA was purchased about 2 years ago. It now has the same problem that many of your contributors are complaining about. It will make a lot of clicking noises when you try to turn it on as it goes to on and off recycling. Initially, it was only a short time but it is getting longer and longer. The service representative said the model was not in her "recall" list. So, nothing could be done for me as the TV is outside of the warranty period. I am hoping Samsung will reconsider since having to pay what appears to be $400 (quote from an authorized Samsung repair dealer provided by Samsung) after having spent $2500 only 2 years ago to buy this TV is outrageous and totally unacceptable. Needless to say, unless Samsung is prepared to stand behind the quality and reliability of their product, I would never touch a Samsung product again.

I have the same problems as everyone else. I have been dealing with this problem since December 2009. I contacted the New Jersey office and BBB in NJ. I also posted a video on YouTube of my TV. So today, I decided to call Samsung again. Finally, they are admitting to the problems and have faxed a repair company to contact me at no charge. So I am also keeping my fingers crossed! Call Samsung over and over until they help you!

I have a 40-inch Samsung LCD TV that is just a little over 2 years old. About a month ago, it started taking longer and longer to come on. I've been researching this problem on the web and can see from the number of sites and forums that this is not an isolated problem. It seems that Samsung is aware of the problem and unless your TV is still under warranty, they will not do anything about it.

I have a 40-inch Samsung LCD TV that is just a little over 2 years old. About 6 months ago, it started powering up with dots on the screen and taking longer to come on than usual. It is taking longer and longer to come on. I've been researching this problem on the Web and I can see from the number of sites and forums that this is not an isolated problem. It seems that Samsung is aware of the problem, and unless your TV is still under warranty, they will not do anything about it. This should be a fairly easy fix for a repairman and inexpensive, but for the average consumer, it will be very costly to take in for repair. I think Samsung should take responsibility for the sets manufactured during this time period that are having problems.

My Samsung TV Model LNT4661FX started clicking on/off repeatedly, taking 1-5 minutes to come on. I noticed when it did come on, there was a shadow starting at the mid-bottom, and trailing upward and to the right. I called Samsung. They told me there was a known problem with the power supply, and they would have a repairman come to my house and repair it. The repairman came to my house, and replaced the power supply. When he turned the TV on, he said the shadow was caused by the power supply capacitors charging and discharging. He took photos of the shadow, and said he would report the problem to Samsung. The next day, he called and said, Samsung would not pay for repairing the shadow problem.

I have the same problem with clicking on my 46" Samsung LCD; it’s less than 2 years old. It’s gone from 5 minutes to come on too 1-1/2 hours and it’s still clicking away. I called Samsung, 1-800-726-7864, twice 2 weeks ago. It was tough luck. Today, thanks to your posts, they are sending someone out at no charge! I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

I was seriously considering buying Samsung products. Your comments and experiences have really saved me. Thank you! I'm very sorry for your bad luck with Samsung. Your postings will help people not to buy from this company and maybe they will improve the quality of their merchandise.

I bought my Samsung projection TV on 11/2008 from Best Buy online. I paid a great deal of money for it (about $1300). On 2/20/10 my TV shut off unexpectedly and smelled like an electrical fire was about to take place. The TV now turns off and on repeatedly and automatically. I called 1-800-Samsung and spoke to rep that said my model wasn't one of the models that has this problem. Interesting since he could here the TV shutting on and off in the background. He told me I'd have to call a repair man and get an estimate.

I posted on this board back in December about my Samsung LCD LT-T4665F TV. Manufacture date was December 2007. The clicking problem started in November and steadily got worse. I did some research on the web and found this site and was appalled at all the complaints. My TV was on that day and I decided not to turn it off. It had been on 24 hours a day, seven days a week for almost two months because I knew if we turned it off, it would not come back on. My husband accidentally turned it off the other day and of course, it did not come on and we just had the infamous clicking problem. I did more research all over the web and found numerous sites on how to fix the problem of the bad capacitors. There are videos on YouTube and the parts only cost about $5. I was ready to do this myself when I decided to call Samsung because I noticed another gentleman had said that he called and Samsung was finally acknowledging the problem and fixing the TV sets.

I saved and researched to buy our first big screen TV in 2007. We spent over $1600.00 and bought an LNS4041 LCD TV by Samsung because we thought by spending a little more and going with a "reputable" company that we would enjoy our first big screen TV for many, many years to come. Just a few weeks ago our TV began the "click" problem. It has progressively gotten worse and today won’t turn on at all. That’s when I hit the web and found all these sites listing this massive problem. I called Samsung and they said I would have to pay for the repairs myself. I will never buy another Samsung product and I will support any legal action that can be taken against a company that does not make right a known wrong. For shame. My business would not be operating if I treated my customers this way. Bad deal.

I bought a Samsung 42" flat screen TV for $1500 on Feb. 15, 2008 from Fry's Electronics. Approximately 6 weeks ago, the TV started making a "clicking" noise and then would turn on with vertical lines running though it. We turn the TV off and start over by turning the TV on again, it goes through a series of clicking sounds and turns on in approximately 3-4 minutes. Sometimes, it has spots running through it and this is resolved by turning it off and on again. I have called Samsung and have not gotten any kind of acknowledgement of a problem, all I did was Google Samsung TV and a huge list of complaints came up.

My Samsung 40" LN-T4061F television (purchased August 2007) has the not-so-uncommon red/pink/purple dot problem and is starting to take longer to turn on. I called Samsung, and they will not pay for repairs on this model. I can get the dots to go away by recycling the power, and the start-up time is currently only 10 seconds longer than normal. However, other posts have indicated it starts out this way and gets worse (hours for start-up) until it won't turn on. My hope is that Samsung will come around (or be forced to if this starts happening to more TVs) and will pay for the repairs when my TV gets worse.

This appears to be good news!

As already stated by many, my Samsung 40" television has stopped working and doing the pink dot thing, blinking off and on with no picture. I just unplugged it. Having some electronic experience, I shall attempt to repair it myself after speaking with a local repairman. It's a shame Samsung has done this to themselves and mostly to us, the consumers. Times are tough enough without this type of financial loss.

I have 3 Samsung LCD TV's. I have two that are giving me problems and I have called into Samsung to request help. They stated that they would have a technician follow-up which would not happen and that any repairs needed would have to be paid for by me since they are out of the warranty period. I am experiencing the purple lines, clicking, and one TV is not turning on at all. I cannot believe this brand will not stand behind its products. Why would anyone purchase another one?

I bought a Samsung 40 inch TV in July 2007. The TV started giving problems a few weeks ago. When the TV is turned on, it starts clicking for long periods of time. It usually does not turn on but sometimes it will turn on after a couple of hours. I called Samsung and told them what was going on. They told me that they were having problems with their TVs that the capacitor was not lasting as long as it should (which is 12 years) that it is only lasting for three years.

My 2 year old 46" inch Samsung flat screen began clicking on and off with no picture until it finally came on with pink/red dots all over the screen. It started with a few clicks and has increased to 10 over the last month. Samsung initially denied any responsibility but today took responsibility and put a work order in with a local repair shop. I'm told that the repairs will take place with no charge for service or parts to me. Thanks to all those who posted. It was a big help in getting this resolved! I'll post again to confirm that service was completed and the problem was resolved.

I purchased a 40 in. Samsung LCD TV model LNT4061FX from Circuit City in April 08 and had them install it on my wall for me. A few weeks ago, the familiar clicking on and off problem described by so many people on this site began. Now my TV will not turn on at all. I was elated when I called Samsung and was told that my set would be repaired free of charge and that I would contacted by a local service tech within two days.

My Samsung LCD TV is 3.5 years old. Now, it only has sound, but no picture. The technicians from Samsung Service Centre came to our home, and after one look, concluded that the panel is defective, and it would be cheaper to buy a new TV. I find this hard to accept, that a TV is spoiled, only after about 2,000 viewing hours, when LCD should last about 25,000 running hours. I am not convinced that the technicians did a thorough job. Now, I am forced to buy a new TV (economic damage).

I have had my Samsung for 14 months and it’s been great until this past weekend. There are lines running from top to center and from bottom to center, less noticeable at the center, but still there. These lines look like vertical purple static electricity on the screen. I've talked to the cable company because my husband thought it may be a signal problem, but the cable company representative said these were "throw-away" televisions and weren't meant to last longer than a year or two. This is disheartening, especially when it was a gift to begin with and Samsung has not responded to my complaint about the lines distorting the television’s picture. I just want to watch my television and an expensive television should last more than 14 months.

We purchased a Samsung 22" TV on 12/12/09 as a Christmas gift for my in-laws. The TV had defective sound. We returned the TV and was sent the same defective TV back. I called the company and was told that it would have to be repaired again. I explained that I paid for a new TV and that I did not want a refurbished TV. It was agreed that I would send the TV back and a new one would be sent to me. That was on 1/27/10. I still do not have a TV in my possession but my credit card has been charged. I have made repeated telephone calls to Samsung and have not received any satisfaction. This television was purchased as a Christmas gift for my elderly in-laws. They still do not have a TV.

My Samsung 42" plasma TV is 2-1/2 years old. About a week ago, in a matter of 2 days, it went dead. It started with the blinking LED on the front to shutting off by itself and wouldn't turn back on. The repair man cost $90 to tell me it needed a new power supply board for $600. I declined the repair. What put the same defective board in! Please keep me in the loop for new developments. I don't know which way to go at this point. But I have been spreading the word to stay away from this brand.

All you guys, we all have Samsung TV problems. We should ask our government to force to have recall for the power supply board. A large of number of Samsung TV failed between one year and two years just out of warranty. The capacitor they used is 10V but it should be 16V. When one of capacitor burnt out, TV starts the problem. I assume Samsung knows the problem because all their technician knows what is the problem. This is another Toyota--it ignores fair requirement. It is its design fault. The consequence is $1200.

I bought Samsung TV on Nov. 11, 2007 at BrandsMart for $2927.00 - 46-inch HD LCD TV LN-T4669F. Nineteen months later, on June 17, 2009, our TV would not go on and there was a clicking sound. I called Samsung (transaction number **) customer service and was told to contact Lakes Electronics as the one year warranty was up. The repairman came and we had to pay $309.00 to have two capacitors from the power supply replaced. I wrote a letter to the VP and CEO Mr. Lee Yoon-Woo and explained what happened and asked to have Samsung reimburse me for my $309.00 repair bill or send me a new TV. Someone from Samsung called and left a message that I would be getting a response from my letter.

We have a 40" Samsung TV. About a month ago, it started taking longer and longer to turn on. Within two weeks, it stopped turning on at all. It just clicks constantly. I had to unplug it to get it to stop. The warranty expired on 1/20/10. The TV died on 2/4/10. I will never buy a Samsung product again.

LNS2651DX/XAA TV, just out of warranty, constant clicking on and off.

My Samsung LCD TV has been taking longer and longer to turn on. It clicks like it is trying to turn for about 2 minutes before it finally does. I contacted Samsung and they told me they would not cover the cost of repairs, and they refused to acknowledge the claims that this is a very common problem among their customers. I am at my wits end as to what to do. If there is a class action lawsuit instigated on behalf of all of the Samsung TV customers that are going through this, I would definitely be interested in filing a formal complaint and joining the suit. What is it going to take to make this company (Samsung) accountable for these issues? What does it take to initiate a recall? This would seem to be a textbook case for one.

I wanted to follow up on our Samsung Saga. We had a local Samsung authorized repair person come out today to fix our TV (Samsung put him in touch with us after we called customer service about the clicking on/off situation with our 46" flat screen) and it was indeed the capacitors. He replaced three of them. Like Richard of North Miami, FL (February 16, 2010), we had the same issue of a disconnect between Samsung and the local repair shop. Despite the fact that Samsung said they had sent him info on what they would cover the costs of, apparently the documentation they sent him wasn't terribly clear on what was covered and how they would pay him.

Samsung LTN4661 FX is a lemon. I called Samsung two times yesterday and today and they denied that there were any complaints on this model. I was saying this is **. How could they lie outright like this? They scripted their excuse. One was actually rude and hung up on me. I have the same problem with the power not coming on until the second cycle. Yesterday was the first time I saw the pink dot screen just like everyone else. I looked into the capacitor replacement do-it-yourself but hesitant to take apart and solder.

I wish I did not spend $1200 to buy Samsung TV LN46A500 14 months ago. I rarely use it (100 hours total at most). Today, I turned it on and found no sound. I hold remote volume key and finally got sound, but it immediately dropped to 0 by itself (sound indicator appeared on screen). I tried to turn power off by either remote or pushing power button on the unit. It did not work until I unplugged it. I plugged it again. Nothing has changed. I called the 800 number but I was told no service will provide. Only thing I can do is to tell everyone I know, do buy any Samsung products because of no service.

We bought a Samsung 42” LCD television (model LNT4042HX/XAC) in December 2008. Last year it started shutting on and off on its own. We never thought much of it. Then in January 2009 the picture started blinking off and on when we turned it on. The sound would continue to work but the picture was like a strobe light. In May we started looking into getting it fixed. After 3 trips to an authorized Samsung repair shop they told us they could find nothing wrong with it.

I also had the same issue with our Samsung LNT4665 46" TV, constant clicking on/off before actually powering up. The clicking started out as just a few clicks, then escalating to minutes of clicking waiting for the TV to power up. I called the Samsung Customer Service number I found on Google and spoke with a customer service representative. She said that it was most likely a capacitor and that she would be putting in a service order to have an authorized repair specialist come to my home to check it out. I asked about costs associated with this to which the representative stated that if the problem is indeed the capacitor, Samsung will pay for the parts and labor associated with the repair. If the specialist does not find that it is the capacitor, I will be responsible for the cost of repair. I will wait to see what happens once I have the TV evaluated. Hopefully, Samsung is stepping up to take care of the problem as well they should! (The customer service representative I spoke with today was extremely polite and helpful, by the way.)

I was having identical problems that everyone else is stating in their complaints (I would go to turn my TV on and it would click and make the power up noise but I wouldn't get a picture). I Google the Samsung customer service information and found the "speak to a customer service rep via chat". I was told to unplug the TV from my surge protector and plug it into the wall. I did this and my TV is back to working normal. I asked why it only took that and the rep said I may have had too many items plugged into 1 surge protector and the TV wasn't able to receive enough power. Luckily, I have an additional surge protector lying around the house, so I have plugged only my TV into this surge protector. People may want to try that.

1.5 year old LCD 52" TV shut off completely. After calling Samsung and researching issue, I found this is a major problem for many consumers who spent hundreds of dollars on these products. I’m still waiting to see if they will repair the problem, which appears to be the capacitor. It is scary that they won't even issue a recall or let purchasers know of the problem. I also own another 40" which will probably experience the same problem. It is a shame. Hope Texas can do a suit like New Jersey to make them pay for this.

I too have the same on/off clicking problem with a 52-inch LCD Samsung TV (Lna52650). I called Samsung on February 15th, the same date as some others, explained the problem and even sited all of the forums and websites covering the problem. The customer service rep told me the solution was to call for service. I asked why I should pay if it's a known problem and she just repeated her response. Interesting that some others got a different story on the same day. In the mean time I have ordered a new power board at a cost of $125 and will try to put it in myself. I’m very disappointed in this TV which I bought from Samsung because I expected quality. I’m out $125 and my own time to hopefully repair.

My nearly new Samsung 750 series LCD TV turns on and off continuously and does nothing else. It is a common complaint and Samsung says, “too bad”!

One of my three 32" flat screen Samsung TVs does not work and cannot be repaired. The TV is about 18 months old and is watched infrequently. A certified Samsung repairer took the TV to his shop and told us the convergence PCV board was the problem but when he replaced it twice, the TV still would not work. Samsung has refused to repair. Model #LNS3252DX/XAA.

I have a LNT4671fx purchased on February 2008, with the famous clicking/bad capacitor problem. I decided to call Samsung Customer Service number this morning, Monday, February 15th 2010 and explained my problem. I was professionally treated and told that Samsung would repair my TV at no cost to me. They issued me a service order number and gave me the name of the authorized Samsung repair representative in my area.

Well, we bought our very large paper weight 2-2008, about 1 1/2 months ago the TV started to click and take longer and longer to start up. Just like all of the 18 pages of consumers complaints. I am planning to call Samsung again and see if they plan on do anymore for us. Sounds like they will not, but then I will call the same attorney as one of the other consumers that was taken for a couple thousand just to have to pay for another TV and then have pay more to get rid of the piece of trash too, just to see if we get anything out of the class action lawsuit.

I bought a 40 inch Samsung LCD TV model LNT4061T in October 2007. For a while now, at least a year, the TV will not turn on properly. It clicks on and off, has stripes, and when it finally decides to turn itself on, the picture is full of dots. This was an expensive TV and it should have lasted a lot longer. Based on what I've read, it doesn't appear Samsung is making good on this. That's too bad for them and their reputation.

I have a Samsung 40" LCD TV (model #LNS4041DX/XAA). After 3 years and 1 month, the TV started clicking and taking longer and longer to turn on. After internet research, it seems as though I am just another victim of the Samsung curse where the capacitors need to be replaced/upgraded. Local shop quoted me $225 minimum for the repair. I honestly thought this TV would last 5-10 years, and I loved it up until now. I thought spending a few extra dollars when purchasing would have prevented this problem. Very disappointed in Samsung. Will never buy from again.

My Samsung 40" LCD (LNT4061FX/XAA) began displaying a screen spattered in pink pixels this morning. I already assumed this was an internal defect, and then I was relieved to locate this website to discover that 'I'm not the only one'. Many folks have indicated this repeating malfunction, and I, like many others, have owned this model for approximately 2-1/2 years where the approximate purchase price was $2,000.00. I've submitted a repair ticket to Samsung for my out-of-warranty LCD TV and will consult with the local technician when their office calls. The thought had also occurred to me, a TV should last many, many years when I made the purchase; particularly considering Samsung has developed a better than average reputation for product quality.

I bought a Samsung LNT4661F LCD TV, and just a few weeks after the warranty expired the LCD panel went out. It is not repairable and costs more to replace than a new 46" LCD TV. $1,300 loss on worthless TV with a picture that is unbearable at this point.

We purchased a Samsung 46" flat screen TV (LNT4661-FX) back in December of 2007. About a month ago, the TV started making clicking noises when we turned it on and it would take the TV 4 or 5 rounds of clicking before it would actually turn on. We thought it was an issue with the interface with our cable box but when the clicking got worse, we Googled the problem and found that many other consumers had the same issue, which eventually leads to a dead TV. I called Samsung's customer service yesterday (2/12/10) and explained the problem. The representative I spoke with claimed my TV was still under warranty (which was impossible as the warranty was a year and it's been about 2 years since we bought the TV) and said he'd send out a local TV repair person (who'd be contacting me) to repair the TV for free.

I bought a Samsung 40-inch HD television (model LNT4061F). It started having issues with red dots in the picture and failure to turn on. The TV clicks on and off with no picture. After 15 minutes it might come on. It gets worse by the day, and now it has nothing on the screen but a rainbow of stripes. It cannot be turned off without unplugging it. This TV is 2 years old. It cost $1600.00 and is now worthless. I have seen hundreds of complaints, and Samsung does nothing. I will never buy another Samsung product. The store I bought it from tells me they have had hundreds of complaints about Samsung and that Samsung knew about the issues but did nothing to recall or alert customers. Samsung took our money and ran.

Just purchased new 52 inch Samsung TV, but it won't turn on, no picture, no menu, no sound. The red power dot is on. I have checked all inputs and followed all instructions perfectly. After reading all the complaints about capacitor issues, etc., I will return this set and look at brands with better reliability ratings.

My 46" Samsung LCD TV (LN-T4661F) is not turning on properly any longer. It won't turn on when I click the remote and the TV tries to turn itself on again and again. It finally turns itself on after the third try, but it is clear from all the complaints on the internet that soon it will stop turning on altogether.

Basically, I am having the same issue as everyone else. TV clicks light blinks but does not come on. Samsung said they will fix it but have not heard from them. I will never buy another Samsung product; $2300 down the drain. This has to be wrong. People should not be able to do this. I have read thousands of similar complaints. They know it is a problem that is why the rep said if it is the capacitor, they will fix it free of charge. But of course, I have not heard from them and it's been over a week.

Our 50 inch Plasma all of a sudden started going blank while the audio is stayed on. I called Samsung and they told me to have it looked at by their Samsung authorized repair company in my area. After a week and a $70 service fee, they said nothing was wrong with the TV. Two days later the problem started again. Samsung says they haven't heard of any related problems (I guess they haven't read the blogs). They are not standing behind their product. The warranty ran out in 11/07 and they are pretty much saying "oh well". $2,500 and 3 years of ownership, I don't want to hear "oh well". Anyone interested in a class action?

After just over 2 years my $1,500.00 Samsung LCD TV stopped working that what seems to be very common capacitor problem as the 10v 1000uf capacitors (4 of them) were clear leaking. Samsung was absolute no help and their response to my email clear showed me that they really do not care about their customer or the quality of the product they produce. I decided to call them and get a number for their parts distributor which I found ha a 2-3 week backlog on the part, wonder why that is?

Two years ago we bought a Samsung LNT4661FX, and we have been having a lot of problems with it. people from Samsung coming to fix the TV 2 times, but the problem still persists. The problem is that the TV is turning on and off by itself on its first two months, and now, it is not working at all. We have been without a TV for over 4 months, because it's too expensive to have it fixed.

I purchase a Samsung LCD model # LNT4061FX/XAA in December of 2008 for $1600 and it is taking at least 30 minutes to turn on with constant clicking on and off as all the other complaints.The time span is getting longer and longer to turn on. It has been about four weeks that we have been having this issue. I do not have the knowledge to correct this.

Purchased a Samsung HL-R4667 46" (widescreen) TV at Brandsmart USA city of Sunrise, Florida on 6/02/2008. In January 2010, this TV costing $1,746.63 began to have a delayed start-up after the remote signal, when the screen did light-up there were horizontal and vertical purple/green/yellow lines creating a plaid pattern and no picture. This required plugging and unplugging at the wall receptacle a few times and the screen would clear and go to the on screen TV guide allowing the remote to operate effectively.

After a year, another brand new 32-inch TV is not working! It won't turn on, no sound, nothing! I now get to watch a little red power dot instead of my HDTV! Thanks Samsung for ** another customer!

Bought a Samsung 46" LCD TV LN46A550P3F June 2008. Just today when powering on the TV, it started making a clicking sound and no picture for about 10-15 minutes. I Google "Samsung 46 LCD TV making clicking sound when turned on" and Google returned 50,200 hits. When is Samsung going to own up to the problem with the capacitors on their power supplies? I will attempt to fix myself.

My one and a half year old Samsung LCD now only turns on and off constantly. I have had no luck dealing with the tech support. They pretend that it is not something they have ever heard of but I have found hundreds of the same complaints. People even have YouTube videos about it.

I purchased a Samsung TV two years ago and paid extra for the extended warranty. We started having issues with the TV and called Sears customer support. They stated that they would send a technician (that is only available on Tuesday or Thursdays) and this makes the third time they were a no show. I called back today, 2/9/2010, and was connected to "management." All they did was to schedule another appointment. They probably won't show up. They also ordered a part for my TV when they don't even know what's wrong with it yet. It seems like a huge waste of time and money.

I purchased a Samsung LNT4065 LCD television in July of 2008. For the past month or so, it's been giving me significant problems. After I hit the on button, it takes 1-2 minutes of clicking before the screen turns on (the length of this boot up period seems to be increasing as the days go by). When the screen finally turns on, it is covered with vertical purple lines. I have to turn the television off and on again to get rid of the lines. I've contacted Samsung, but they haven't been helpful in the least.

I bought a new 46" Samsung LCD HDTV at HHGregg in Noblesville, IN in July 2008. Recently, it is taking five to twenty minutes to power on! I saved and gave $1500 for it! Samsung says there are no known issues for this model#LN-T4669F! Yea sure! I got my daughter and sister to buy Samsung TVs because I thought they were the best! I will never buy Samsung again, and will tell everybody I know to do the same! They care about sales but not service after the sale. At least Toyota is doing something about their problems! Samsung needs to recall these sets with the power supply/ capacitor problems!

Familiar complaint: I bought my Samsung TV LNT4671FX/XAA 2 years ago costing over $2K. Now, it's slow to power on, it usually sits and clicks for about 10-30 seconds. Sometimes, I just toggle power to get it on. Sometimes also the pink dots appear, they're spread all over the picture. Powering off, then on, rids the dots.

I bought my Samsung 46' HDTV in July 2008. Now 2 years after my TV clicks for about 15 minutes before it turns back on and everyday it take longer to turn on. Once my picture was completely distorted and blue. I will never buy from Samsung again.

I bought my Samsung TV a little over 2 years ago. Now instead of powering on, it sits and clicks and flashes. Eventually, it does work. It’s getting worse, though. I called Samsung a couple of days ago; they claim to have no knowledge of any power related problems that are affecting a broad swath of their customers. They referred me to a local dealer who might be able to fix the problem for $400. Samsung needs to own up and fix this for all of us!

I bought a Samsung LCD TV 1.5 years ago, and it wont turn on Super Bowl Sunday. Same problem as everyone else listed here. I'm taking it to a local repairman, it's going to cost $100 just for them to look at it and then we'll see.

I have experienced the "will not turn on" (clicking) problem and four large shadows on my 46" Samsung TV (Model: LN-T4661F). The problems begin approximately one year ago. Calls to Samsung were met with, "We have not encountered this (problem) before." Chats with repair techs on the Samsung Web site were also met with claims of ignorance. Other consumers experiencing these problems are blogging a Web site operated by Product Reviews. Hideous behavior by a company that takes our money but will not even acknowledge an apparent wide spread problem with their product.

We purchased a Samsung 47"LCD TV in May 2008. Television will not turn on. Had a television repairman look at it and found out that the power supply is bad. After viewing the complaints on this website, realize we are in the same "boat" as everyone else except our TV is now out of warranty. Now, I am paying for a television that will not work and sounds like I probably don't need to repair either.

I have a total of 3 Samsung products, 2 HDTV's and 1 LCD computer display with faulty radial capacitors. I fix electronics and was able to repair all 3 for less than $10, however if I did not have the skill set, it may have cost me up to $1000.00 to repair. Samsung refuses to take responsibility for placing obsolete parts in their products.

I purchased a 48-inch Samsung LCD TV around a year and a half ago for a little over $2300. I'm having the same problem that everyone else is having with the TV taking like 15 minutes to turn on after it goes through its clicking ritual. I'm not happy with Samsung at all especially after reading all the complaints of the exact same thing by others. Where is the recall? It's obviously a capacitor problem and a design issue. Samsung should be made to stand behind their products since they won't do it on their own. Take a page from Toyota and own up to your mistakes and fix the problem! I'll never buy anything from that piece of crap company again. I'll do everything in my power to get the word out to not buy Samsung since they make junk and won't stand behind their products.

Our Samsung 32" LCD HDTV was able to be perfectly color-calibrated in May 2009 and had a great image--for a mere 2 weeks! After that, the color processor and display circuits started going haywire. Color is awful, can't be adjusted, and not even black-and-white can be be made to look normal.

My Samsung 42" flat screen TV (model number LN-T4671F) is terrible, and I paid a few thousand for it. It is a little over one year old, and it clicks to turn on, and every time it turns, it takes longer and longer each time. Now, I've been keeping the TV on 24/7, so i will not have to wait ten minutes for it to turn on. They should fix/recall this! I will never buy a Samsung product again. I will spend the extra money and get a Sony!

What happened is the same as what happened to nearly everyone else. I bought 46" Samsung LCD in 2007. It is going on the third or fourth time the screen blacks out. The power source was replaced, and 2 weeks later, the same thing happens. What makes it even worse, is that Sears does not respond with a tech until over one week later, and then you have to wait another week for parts, but at least I bought the extended warranty, which expires in August 2010. This cost over $500.

We purchased a 42" Samsung TV model LNT403HX/XAC two years ago. Just after a year, the screen started to go black. It stopped for awhile and has now started to go black again. You still get the sound but no picture, it only stays on for a minute or two before going black again. We called Samsung and they are not willing to fix the problem. We paid almost $2000 for this TV. Please do not buy any Samsung products. They get rich off of hardworking people and do not back up their products even when it is a known common problem. We now have a useless TV and will have to buy another one which we did not count on.

I bought a Samsung LCD HD TV in Feb of 2009 with Model#LN-T4671F. I had warranty work done on it 7 months after I bought it. Now, after the warranty ran out, the same problem occurred again. When you turn it off and turn it back on in the morning, it just kept on clicking. At this point, it has been "clicking" for 3 days straight and will not turn on!

I bought 52" LCD TV 1.5 years ago. When power button is pressed, the unit will not power on. Blue ambient light under the screen glows and red LED light flickers in the bottom right corner of the case while a clicking sound occurs. Picture will not come on.

We bought Samsung LCD TV SM-LA37A550 37 on 11-07-2009 and within a month only there was a problem in it. The entire screen used to get blackout and when we complained to the service centre, they sent someone for repair. But he could not do so. We told them to replace the television. But they assured us that everything needful would be done properly and the television would not have any problem in the future provided it is taken back to service centre. He told us that the problem was grave, so the set needs to be taken to service centre. We allowed and got back the same set after a few days.

Samsung Flat screen TV, we bought it a year ago and now it won't even turn on. We have to pull out our 20 year old TV from a bedroom. It's a shame that TVs cost more now and work less.

Approximately, a two year old TV was fine until two days ago. Red power button clicking on and off, no picture or sound. Only way to shut it down was to unplug it. Paid repairman to pick it up and diagnose it and, depending on costs, repair it. But, after reading this blog, it doesn't look good. Shame on Samsung!

I bought a Samsung LCD about 1 3/4 years ago. When I turn the TV on, we hear clicking noise for about 3-5 minutes before the picture will ever come on. Sometimes it takes longer. When the picture does finally come on, most of the time it will have white or pinkish dots all over the picture. We then have to turn the TV off then right back on to have the proper picture. It seems to be getting worse as time goes by. We are just waiting for the day when we aren't able to get a picture at all. I won't ever buy another Samsung product again.

I purchased a Samsung 42" LCD TV, LNS4041DX/XAA on November of 2007. I paid $1,700.00. For the last few months it was taking longer and longer to turn on. My husband kept blaming the kids, but in fact just like the hundreds and hundred of consumers, we are having the same problem, the power supply. I went to Future Shop to see about warranty. Apparently, we do not have a warranty for a Samsung, but a 51" Panasonic we have never purchased, nor owed a Panasonic TV, yet this is our warranty. The girl said that we should call a technician. She had no concern that a TV, just 2 years old, paid them $1700.00 and it was a paper weight.

I purchased a 40" LCD TV from Best Buy in July 2008. The problems with my TV started about a week ago. The singing sound the TV used to make when powering on and off stopped. Then a few days later, it kept taking longer and longer to turn on--2 minutes, then up to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and so on. The red light at the bottom of the front right panel would just blink on and off, then stop and go dark and then start up again. This was also accompanied with a humming and clicking sound. Well now, it doesn't power on at all. I paid $1200 for this stupid TV without the extended warranty, because I would expect that I wouldn't need it a year and a half in...

I purchased my Samsung TV LN40A550 in June 2008. It has the same clicking on and off problem, as described all over the internet. I saw that it was a capacitor problem. I removed board as described on Techreport.com forum but was not about to remove, replace, and solder. I called local repair and brought the board to them. They replaced with 25v capacitors instead of 10v. I put back it into the TV. It works! Cost of parts and labor is $99.00. I wasn't about to tackle it myself.

I bought 32" LED TV (Model: VA32B6000VR) dated January 31 here in Hai Duong, Vietnam and manufactured in Samsung Vietnam. It was delivered 4 hours late from SKDL. I used this TV only on 2 nights with a total of 4 hours to be exact .and then after a while on the 2nd night, the display suddenly disappeared, the screen become black, no picture, but with power, the light on the stand blinks. I immediately returned it to the store, but they refused to change it and asked me to bring it directly to repair center. (Imagine for 3days alone.)

Same problem as everyone else. Two years to the day I bought our 40" LCD Samsung, we started having problems. Power on and off with the clicking sound for a few minutes. A month later, the little pink pixels were dotted all over the screen. At last, we get to the colorful vertical pixels all over the screen. Now, no TV at all!

I bought a 52" 750 series in late 2008. Now I experience the similar problems with the rest of the people. TV is not turning on, just making a clicking noise. There is no picture; sometimes the red light flickers on the main face on the TV. No more Samsung for me.

I purchased a 32in TFT-LCD Television w/ extended warranty on Jan.24, 2007. My television will not come on .The light will blink but there's no picture. Please help.

My daughter purchased a 32" TV in September of 2008. In January 2009, it just wouldn't turn on. Of course, it is now out of warranty. What is annoying is that she is a college student who saved her money from her three summer jobs for her college expenses and her TV. How unfair is this? What can we do about this? There seems to be thousands of us with the same problem.

The TV has now had the entire screen replaced and the 3 internal cables inside. After the screen replacement today, the TV is still not in working order. I now have to wait yet again for them to send out a replacement power board and then wait some more for the tech who is 2 hrs away to get back out here and install it. I have since hired a lemon law attorney. I am posting their name and number here in hopes that some of you will find some solution to your own issues with this horrible company. Consumer Legal Services P.C.1-888-435-1474 They are located in L.A. Calif., and I hope that some of you will pursue your issues. There are no fees or out of pocket until they settle your case. I think that it is time for those of us who have made Samsung a brand to let these guys know that we will not be walked on by corporate America anymore. Good luck to you all and please pass this info along through other consumer web sites.

I purchased a Samsung 52 inch LCD flat screen in November of 2007. Two months after the one year warranty ran out, I encountered a distortion on the screen. I contacted the company through e-mail and they stated that since the warranty ran out that there was nothing they could do. I lived with the problem for one year and decided to have it fixed.

We bought a Samsung LCD 52' inch television in October of 2007. The last few months we have been dealing with blue lines down the right side of our screen and now we have millions of purple dots throughout our entire screen. We have had no help from Samsung and our warranty is expired. Do not buy Samsung. The estimated cost of repairs to the front panel exceeds $1300.00, plus labor.

I have a Samsung 40-inch TV LNT4061F having power cycling problems. I called Samsung and they told me I have no warranty. They said I have a component problem and that I should contact a local service rep to get it fixed or I would be out of luck with my TV. After looking into complaints on the internet, I am amazed at the number of complaints for the same issue. I guess I am really out of luck! I am going to have to look into fixing my TV at God knows how much. If I can't afford it, well I will end up paying to dispose of it. It is irresponsible for Samsung and the retailers that sell its products to push products known to have problems. Someone has to be able to do something about it. Please keep me advised of any news on this problem.

I purchased my 46-inch Samsung LCD (about to hit the 2-year mark) and haven't had any problems. I have recommended lots of friends and family to purchase a Samsung, claiming they are the best out there. A couple of days ago, on January 29, I turned on my TV and noticed pink pixellations. It startled me, and I immediately turned off the TV and left it alone for around 5 minutes.

Bought a 50" Plasma TV on October 1, 2009. TV shut off on December 14, 2009, less than two months later! It is now February 1st 2010 and Samsung has yet to get it repaired. One visit by a repair company didn't solve the problem. Second company is waiting for a part. This is ridiculous and will cause me to never purchase a Samsung product again.

Purchased a LCD TV Model No. LN-T4061F approximately two years ago. In recent weeks, my screen is covered in pink dots and my TV will not power up, but instead makes a repeated clicking noise. Now, upon powering up, a multi-colored band appears instead of a picture. Samsung refused to acknowledge the problem although well reported. Enough!

We bought our 40" Samsung LCD TV from Best Buy last Nov. 25, 2006. It has always made a clicking noise when you push the power button & takes a couple of seconds to turn [we now realize that probably was not normal]. After 2 years, it started taking about 10 seconds to turn on. Now, at just 3 years old, it was taking over 30 seconds to turn on (for a week it did this). And when on, the sound and picture would go out, and it just was not working right.

My Samsung LCD HD TV LN46A550P3F has an issue. Intermittently, picture will not come on with initial power up. Also, a thin blue line has developed on right hand side from top to bottom about 2 inches from outside edge. I have the TV for only a year and a half!

I bought a Samsung Flat Screen Model LNT4661FX 2 years ago. I called Samsung with problems of "smudges" on about 1/2 of the LCD panel and large squares that appear for about 15 minutes or until the unit warms up. I am used to CRTs lasting upwards of 10 years or more. Two years is not a good track record. Samsung could only give me a repair service. When I talked to the service center, they told me by the sound of the problem I was looking at over $1000. That is almost the cost of the unit. No more Samsung for me. Circuit City wanted over $500 for the extended warranty which was for one more year. I would have been past that year now. Let me know if there is a class action suit.

I bought 32 in. Samsung HD 1080p TV 6 days ago. Dish network couldn't get the receiver to work on that TV and I still can't get a VCR or DVD to work. Their manual is not explanatory. What a piece of **. I'll probably take it back to Sears.

I purchased a Samsung 56-inch DLP LED TV in June of 2008. About a month later it wouldn't cut on. Since it was still under a one-year warranty, a Samsung tech came out and replaced the power supply. Then in November the problem started again. Then in December it cut of and didn't come back on. After a mix up at the place I got it from about the extended warranty and they sent a repair man out to see what the problem was. I was told it the LED engine went bad and had to be taken to the shop to be replaced. I was told two week it should be done this on January 6, 2010. It's been almost a month and they said the LED was not the problem. So then they replace the power supply.

Our TV died (fails to turn on) 1 month after the 1-year warranty expired. Its model is Samsung LN40A750 40-Inch 1080p LCD. I called Samsung Customer Service and they were totally useless. They said that they could not help me since my warranty expired on 12/31/09. The TV died on 1/29/10, less than 1 month after the warranty expired.

The Samsung 50" plasma TV model, PN50A550S1FXZA was purchased in the fall of 2008 and began turning itself on and off on 01/27/10; it's the same problem everyone else has complained about. Not only have we only owned the TV for a year and a half, but it was not used for nine of those months. I called the Samsung customer care center and they sent a message to a local repair company that wanted to charge me $150 to walk in the door. I then found another repair company that only charged $85 and said it was either the logic or main board that's failed. I was surprised to find all of these posts with the same problem. I'm disturbed to find that Samsung is selling a top dollar self-destructing product.

I purchased my first Samsung 40-inch TV in July of 2008. My second in August of 2009. On 1/25/10, my second TV went out. On 1/30/10, my first TV went out. Same problem as with all of the other complaints. Come on people, let's get this class action lawsuit going and get our money back! We can be reimbursed from their stimulus/bonus/retirement fund. I have no TV and cannot afford to buy another one. I'm suffering from anxiety over the prospect of losing over $2000 of my savings to a jack-legged, dollar store quality TV manufacturer.

I called the 800 number about my 26-inch LCD TV that won’t power up. I gave them the model and serial numbers. The lady came back online and told me that it was out of warranty and they could do nothing. This is the same problem everyone is having and they are not going to stand behind their product. Sad.

I purchased a Samsung LCD television, model LNT4061F, in December 2007. A few months out of warranty, a problem developed whereby the right side of the screen started showing a double or triple ghost image. Like most other people with Samsung problems, I called Samsung Customer Service only to get the runaround.

As everyone else is stating, my 2-year warranty has expired. It started off with a few clicks to turn it on (along with the sound of turning on/off), and it's vastly grown. It clicks on and off, on and off (now without any sound other than the clicks), and is currently at hour number 3 for attempting to turn on. I've even tried unplugging it, letting it rest, and plugging it back in. And it still starts to turn on and off without me pressing power.

My Samsung 52" LCD 550 model, powers on and off repeatedly. The capacitors are shot. Samsung told me to stick it. I repaired it myself for $9.00 from Radio Shack. I won't buy another Samsung product again.

My Samsung 52 inch LN-T5271F TV started clicking when I turn it on, and started taking prolonged periods of time to turn on. It is already out of warranty and there is nothing Samsung can do. After much research, I have found out this is a common problem for Samsung televisions. Please, do not buy Samsung!

My Samsung 40 inch LCD TV purchased in 2006 has stopped working. I have the same "clicking at power on" problem that every other person seems to have with Samsung TVs. Since my TV is out of the manufacturer's warranty and the extended warranty that I purchased for $500 from Sears, I have no options left. I did not bother calling Samsung or Sears as I noticed that they are not even fixing problems with people under warranty. I now have a paper weight worth $2700, $2200 for TV and $500 for extended warranty.

Purchased a Samsung 46" LCD TV in January 2008. (LNT4665F) I have learned that our recent problems involving slow start and pink pixelation is related to a defective power supply issue. Inferior capacitors used in manufacture are routinely failing. Numerous posts over various internet forums relate to this matter, but Samsung denies responsibility. Samsung is one of the largest companies selling flat screen TVs in this country, but will not stand behind this product!

I bought a 42-inch LCD TV from Samsung. After a year, you have to wait for 30 minutes before it will turn on. I went to Samsung store and they told me that it was out of warranty, and they cannot do a ** thing about it. They should recall all Samsung TVs. Consumers are being ripped off by Samsung.

There is a long list of complaints for the Samsung TVs that start off having a clicking sound and the TV turns off and on and off and on. The complaints seem to indicate that a power supply problem is the fault (under ranged capacitors have been reported). While trying to research the problem to see if it was fixed, everyone I have talked to at Samsung are saying that there have been no such complaints reported. Obviously a large number of customers have taken to the internet to post complaints, because of the fact that Samsung will not admit to the problem